Surge in peninsula million-dollar homes
BY HAMISH HEARDThe amount of home owners sitting on million-dollar-plus residential properties in City of Greater Geelong has more than doubled in the past...
Bracks: plenty of water for growth
Peter FaragoA STATE Government strategy would secure enough water for Geelong’s population to continue growing at record levels until 2030, Premier Steve Bracks said.
The...
Residents to get first say on towns” future
Karen HartA COMMUNITY group has welcomed council plans to give Drysdale and Clifton Springs residents the first chance to shape their towns’ futures.
Council will...
It’s Bruce almighty
Hamish HeardGeelong’s mayoral vote is stitched up, with Belmont’s Bruce Harwood poised to seize the top job next week.
Cr Harwood confirmed to the Independent...
The science of botanical art
Andrew MathiesonMARGARET Muffet isn’t a scientist – far from it.
She’s a botanical artist - and a pretty good one.
The Belmont resident was awarded a...
Choir hoping for help
Jane EmerickA choir of Ugandan children who have lost parents to the AIDS epidemic raging across Africa will perform at Geelong Church this month....
State land option for developer. Fear over servos
Andrew MathiesonGEELONG’S council has refused a developer’s application to buy council-owned land for a service station on Lovely Banks’ Plantation Road.
But council now...
Global trends to hit out jobs for a straight six
By Geelong Story UpdatesFORD Australia president Tom Gorman this week confirmed the news nobody in Geelong wanted to hear – that 600 jobs would...
Retailers warm up to hot idea for cold water
Hamish HeardThe nation’s retailers have been quick to snap up the latest offering from a Geelong inventor who brought the world’s first heated wetsuit...
Marine centre in fight for funding
Alex de VosA lack of funding could force Queenscliff’s Marine Discovery Centre to close its doors to children on school holidays.
The centre has blamed...
Praise as city opens estate
Hamish HeardGeelong Chamber of Commerce has welcomed a new City Hall plan to let small industry move in on a massive northern suburbs industrial...
Churches go to war in a test of strength
Which is Geelong’s strongest faith?
The answer might be revealed at Geelong’s inaugural Inter-Church Tug of War Competition tomorrow.
Bell Post Hill’s Covenant College will run...
Labor matches funding for Devlins Road
Labor announced this week it would match the Liberal Party’s $5 million commitment to a major sports infrastructure project in Ocean Grove.
Member for Corangamite...
